Science & Technology

Researcher Neil E. Nielson reports on this entirely safe technology for eliminating
bacteria and extending shelf-life of foods, and the attempts by anti-technology crackpots
to prevent us from enjoying its benefits.

Feature

The decision by Federal judge Martin Bostetter to overturn the “Get LaRouche” task
force’s attempt to shut down firms run by LaRouche associates, is not just a victory
for LaRouche’s political movement, but represents a victory for the principle of government
by law.

International

Faced with growing numbers of draft dodgers, draft card burners, pacifists, and even
physical assaults on military personnel, the Red Army has had enough, and is readying
itself to extinguish the opposition.

Corrections

A number of errors crept into the article, “Supreme Court Backs RICO Use Against Political
Groups,” in the Oct. 20 issue. 1) The Court did not uphold the Third Circuit Court
of Appeals decision approving the use of RICO against an anti-abortion group; it declined
to grant a petition for certiorari (review) of the lower court ruling. A denial of
certiorari cannot be cited as having any value as a precedent. The ruling therefore
stands as a precedent only for the Third Circuit, and the other II Circuit Courts
are free to ignore this ruling if they wish. (The Supreme Court only accepts about
160 out of 5,000 cases submitted for review each term.) 2) The government has not
yet used the criminal or civil provisions of RICO against any political group, as
may be inferred from the article-although the threat is certainly there, that it may
do so in the future. The Pennsylvania case was a civil action brought by private parties.